Procedural sedation and analgesia
Sedation and analgesia for non-surgical procedures / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) is a technique in which a sedating/dissociative medication is given, usually along with an analgesic medication, in order to perform non-surgical procedures on a patient. The overall goal is to induce a decreased level of consciousness while maintaining the patient's ability to breathe on their own. Airway protective reflexes are not compromised by this process [1] and therefore endotracheal intubation is not required. PSA is commonly used in the emergency department, in addition to the operating room.